17months of removing wax....

mmmm.... candles..







Now...





Plus a whole lotta scrubbing/deep cleaning inbetween.
Kids, don't do wax.

 

wow they really were candles but they look lovely soft and clean now

 

yea they look great, glad im not using wax =]

tho to be honest if u hav curly hair like I it is really anoying to dread sometimes, wax looks good to start but in the long run is bad.

 

Thanks. They definately are softer and cleaner. Here are some more pics.

 

beautiful

 

Very nice!

 

what an improvement!! thats brilliant. Really made for you.

 

they sure do look aslot better now
are u saying it took the whole 17 months to get all the wax out?

 

To get rid of the sticky nastyness, it took about 3/4 good deep cleans. But still finding small bits of wax in the very tips of some dreads. I've found washing up liquid on the tips of "infected" dreadies really gets the wax out cause washing up liquid breaks down grease, which is essential what wax is.

But they're just over 17months now, and I can't feel any wax in any of them, though I'm sure there are tiny bits lurking aroung that I may never be rid of. Although I can't see that as too much of a problem.

 

In short...

I found this forum a little too late, but I got straight on it, and started removing the wax. It's taken a little over a year for me to feel like "I'm happy the wax is out now".

Which is a long time. Basically, a warning not to use wax, and a warning to people that have used wax, and that want to get it out... it doesn't happen overnight, and its whole lotta hassle for what its worth.

That wasn't particularly short, but nevermind!

 

washing up liquid being what....dish soap?
ivree suggested pure essential orange oil before since that dissolves even glues
but never tried it myself

but what do u mean by cleanning up liquid ?
a brit thing?

 

oops, yeh,sorry.

Washing up liquid= dish soap

Pure essential orange oil..? Thanks, I'll look into that.

How did you hear about that if you haven't used it yourself? Or did you just know it dissolved glues..?

Thanks again

 

many many years ahgo had a job doing house cleanning after construction
after construction was done the floor tiles would have tape adhesives tars paint splatters caulk u name it
theres a product calloed dissolve it we used to ..dissolve it...lol
well dissolve it is basicly orange oil
also..made jewlery for many years and theres anj all natural jewlery vcleamner thats orabge oil mixed with coconaut that dissolves tarnish and stuff

i suggested experimenting though carefully ..its powerful stugff i dont think it would huert hair but ..dont want anyones dreads dissolving..lol

 

Hahaha, fair enough. I'll definatley give it a try though, thanks!